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Rhinitis, Allergic, SeasonalPhase 3NCT00805324

Study of the Effectiveness and Safety of Desloratadine (Aerius) Syrup in Children With Hayfever With or Without Asthma (P03472)

A Phase 3 study testing Desloratadine in people with Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal and Asthma, run by Organon and Co.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness and safety of desloratadine (Aerius) syrup in children with hayfever with or without asthma. Patients took desloratadine syrup once a day for 28 days. Once a week, the doctor measured the patient's hayfever symptoms. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 6 to 12 years
Conditions the study is for
Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal, Asthma
What is being tested?
Desloratadine
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
54 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
May 2003to Aug 2003
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 6 to 12 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Children must be >= 6 to < 12 years of age of either sex and any race.
  • Children's parent(s) or legal representative(s) must demonstrate their willingness to participate in the study and comply with its procedures by signing an informed consent
  • Children must be free of any clinically significant disease (other than SAR) that would interfere with study evaluations
  • Children's parent(s) or legal representative(s) must understand and be able to adhere to dosing and visit schedules, agree to report concomitant medications and adverse events to the Investigator or designee
  • The diagnosis of seasonal allergic rhinitis with or without intermittent asthma will be assessed by:
  • Clinical history of sneezing, rhinorrhea (nasal discharge/running nose or post-nasal drip), nasal stuffiness/congestion and nasal itching and non-nasal symptoms (eye symptoms) as itching, burning, tearing and redness, during the previous pollen season
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  • Ascertained skin prick positivity (or RAST positivity) to one of the following: grasses, parietaria, birch, hazelnut (the skin test has to be performed within the last year)
  • Children must be clinically symptomatic with SAR at Visit 1 (day 1): the total (nasal + non nasal) symptoms score must be >= 8 with a nasal congestion score of >= 2, and the non-nasal symptoms severity score must be >= 2
  • Asthma symptoms (wheezing, cough, difficulty breathing, chest tightness) will be evaluated at visit 1 (day 1) and graded only for child with concomitant asthma

Who cannot join

  • Children who have not observed the designated washout periods for any of the prohibited medications
  • Children with persistent asthma (mild, moderate or severe) or perennial allergic rhinitis (PAR)
  • Children with rhinitis medicamentosa
  • Children who have had an upper respiratory tract or sinus infection that required antibiotic therapy within 14 days prior to Visit 1 (day 1), or children who have had a viral upper respiratory infection within 7 days prior to Visit 1 (day 1)
  • Children who have nasal structural abnormalities, including nasal polyps and marked septal deviation, that significantly interfere with nasal airflow
  • Children who, in the opinion of the Investigator, are dependent upon nasal, oral or ocular decongestants, nasal topical antihistamines, or nasal steroids
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  • Children with a history of hypersensitivity to desloratadine or any of its excipients
  • Children who have any current clinically significant metabolic, cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, immunologic, neurologic, hematologic, gastrointestinal, cerebrovascular or respiratory disease, or any other disorder which, in the judgment of the Investigator, may interfere with the study evaluations or affect subject safety
  • A known lack of response to H1-antihistamines

About this study

Official title: Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Desloratadine Syrup in Children Suffering From Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis With or Without Intermittent Asthma

The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness and safety of desloratadine (Aerius) syrup in children with hayfever with or without asthma. Patients took desloratadine syrup once a day for 28 days. Once a week, the doctor measured the patient's hayfever symptoms. The doctor also rated how much relief the patient got from treatment and recorded any side effects.

Being tested
Desloratadine
Medical subject headings
Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal, Asthma

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • DesloratadineDrug

    Also called Clarinex; Aerius; SCH 34117; descarboethoxyloratadine

    desloratadine syrup; 5.0 mL once daily for 28 days

Study groups in NCT00805324
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Arm 1ExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: Desloratadine

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Demonstration of the efficacy of desloratadine in relieving the total nasal/non-nasal symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis

    Measured: Baseline, Day 8, Day 15, Day 29

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. To demonstrate that the Global Therapeutic Response is correlated with the degree of improvement of the total nasal/non-nasal symptoms severity score

    Measured: Day 8, Day 15, Day 29

  2. To evaluate the number of adverse events during the therapy

    Measured: Day 8, Day 15, and Day 29

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted9 Dec 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2003
  3. Primary completionAug 2003
  4. Study completionAug 2003

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
54 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00805324
Sponsor's protocol ID
P03472
Status last verified
Feb 2022
First submitted
5 Dec 2008
Last updated
16 Feb 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Rossi GA, Tosca MA, Passalacqua G, Bianchi B, Le Grazie C, Canonica GW. Evidence of desloratadine syrup efficacy and tolerability in children with pollen-induced allergic rhinitis. Allergy. 2005 Mar;60(3):416-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2005.00714.x. No abstract available.

    PubMed 15679739

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Desloratadine in people with Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal and Asthma, run by Organon and Co.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 9 inclusion and 9 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Feb 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Demonstration of the efficacy of desloratadine in relieving the total nasal/non-nasal symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis (time frame: Baseline, Day 8, Day 15, Day 29). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00805324, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 16 Feb 2022.

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